Satellite Symposia
10th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing
Delegates are cordially invited to attend the Satellite Symposium as part of the 10th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing scientific programme.
Cooperation between clinicians, researchers and the pharmaceutical and technical industries has significantly contributed to a better understanding and management of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
This is reflected in the below session organised by our scientific partner.
Multi-Dimensional Prevention Programme After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Organised by ELIPS
Friday, 12 March 2010
12:30 - 13:30
Room 2
Session background:
Guidelines recommend pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions to reduce recurrence of events in patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease. However, audits of practice reveal suboptimal control of cardiovascular risk factors and under use of evidence-based cardiovascular medications. Based on our systematic review of tested interventions, we developed the ELIPS program, a multidimensional secondary prevention program targeting multiple cardiovascular risk factors for patients after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The programme consists of the implementation of a critical pathway and the use of information tools including wall charts, therapeutic education, a guide of treatment at discharge, an informational DVD and a website. This programme targets an increase in prescription rates by physicians and/or long term medication adherence by patients in order to improve the prognosis of patients after ACS.